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Please help. I need animal lovers in Castelo Branco who can help me. I’m from the UK but currently in Portugal. Every year we come to the same place ifs a very remote village in the centre of Portugal with one coffee shop in Castelo Branco near Serta.

The owner has a lovely dog who is chained outside the shop and runs up and down the hill. Ever since I was 12 I would run and see the dog and spend every evening greeting it. But last night when i went over i noticed it was suffering. It couldn’t put weight on its paw. it was shivering and whimpering and in distress. I tried to help by getting the owners attention. I can’t speak Portuguese but i used google translate.

The first time i told her, she said she would check on him in a bit. Then he started vomitting, and i got so worried because he stopped whimpering and just went still and super quiet and semi-limp so i went back and this time i was on the verge of tears. For context, my mother is Portuguese and this is her home village- she was there but she now has dementia so was confused and didn’t care about the dog. Eventually she left and I was left alone with the dog. I went back to the owner and wrote down how worried i was but she got annoyed and said she was working and there was nothing she could do.

About 15 minutes later she sent a man over with some ice for its paw - at this point the dog was lying down whimpering silently very weak. She came out about 15 minutes later annoyed and said “he’s just hot and tired from being outside all day” i showed her his paw and she said “oh yeah that was caused by the other dog that came and he tripped over”. I told her he was in a lot of pain and i offered to call the vets and i showed her the vomit and she said no. She carried him up the hill and put him in his sleeping box.

He jumped out the box and ran to the hay and lied down there still whimpering and in pain. I asked her to call the vets tomorrow (this was yesterday) and she said she would but i know she won’t.

i felt crazy because i kept asking for help on the verge of tears and nobody was doing anything or helping me. There was no blood but there’s obviously a severe injury he was in so much pain. -

I honestly don’t have much money and don’t own a car. Should i call the vets or should i call animal cruelty line? If i report this cafe owner then I will essentially be ostracised from the village. I am in emotional torment because all i can think about is this poor dog suffering alone. It had literal tears streaming down its face and i feel so helpless. What do i do? Please can someone come and help me get this dog to a vet.

Please help. I’m from the UK but currently in Portugal. Every year we come to the same place ifs a very remote village in the centre of Portugal with one coffee shop. The owner has a lovely dog who is chained outside the shop and runs up and down the hill. Ever since I was 12 I would run and see the dog and spend every evening greeting it. But tonight when i went over i noticed it was suffering. It has broken a digit on its paw and it was shivering and whimpering and in distress. I tried to help by getting the owners attention. I can’t speak Portuguese but i used google translate.

The first time i told her, she said she would check on him in a bit. Then he started vomitting, and i got so worried because he stopped whimpering and just went still and super quiet and semi-limp so i went back and this time i was on the verge of tears. For context, my mother is Portuguese and this is her home village- she was there but she now has dementia so was confused and didn’t care about the dog. Eventually she left and I was left alone with the dog. I went back to the owner and wrote down how worried i was but she got annoyed and said she was working and there was nothing she could do.

About 15 minutes later she sent a man over with some ice for its paw - at this point the dog was lying down whimpering silently very limp. She came out about 15 minutes later annoyed and said “he’s just hot and tired from being outside all day” i showed her his paw and she said “oh yeah that was caused by the other dog that came and he tripped over”. I told her he was in a lot of pain and i offered to call the vets and i showed her the vomit and she said no. She carried him up the hill and put him in his sleeping box.

He jumped out the box and ran to the hay and lied down there still whimpering and in pain. I asked her to call the vets tomorrow and she said she would but i know she won’t.

i felt crazy because i kept asking for help on the verge of tears and nobody was doing anything or helping me. There was no blood. It seems like a loose digit rather than a snap I’ve attached a photo in a previous post. Please help me figure out what to do? I honestly don’t have much money and don’t own a car. Should i call the vets or should i call animal cruelty line or will this heal with time? How serious is this? If i report this cafe owner then I will essentially be ostracised from the village. I am in emotional torment because all i can think about is this poor dog suffering alone. It had literal tears streaming down its face and i feel so helpless. What do i do? Please help. Please someone at least validate how i feel because i feel crazy. Some people were even laughing at me.

Please help. I’m from the UK but currently in Portugal. Every year we come to the same place ifs a very remote village in the centre of Portugal with one coffee shop. The owner has a lovely dog who is chained outside the shop and runs up and down the hill. Ever since I was 12 I would run and see the dog and spend every evening greeting it. But tonight when i went over i noticed it was suffering. It has broken a digit on its paw and it was shivering and whimpering and in distress. I tried to help by getting the owners attention. I can’t speak Portuguese but i used google translate.

The first time i told her, she said she would check on him in a bit. Then he started vomitting, and i got so worried because he stopped whimpering and just went still and super quiet and semi-limp so i went back and this time i was on the verge of tears. For context, my mother is Portuguese and this is her home village- she was there but she now has dementia so was confused and didn’t care about the dog. Eventually she left and I was left alone with the dog. I went back to the owner and wrote down how worried i was but she got annoyed and said she was working and there was nothing she could do.

About 15 minutes later she sent a man over with some ice for its paw - at this point the dog was lying down whimpering silently very limp. She came out about 15 minutes later annoyed and said “he’s just hot and tired from being outside all day” i showed her his paw and she said “oh yeah that was caused by the other dog that came and he tripped over”. I told her he was in a lot of pain and i offered to call the vets and i showed her the vomit and she said no. She carried him up the hill and put him in his sleeping box.

He jumped out the box and ran to the hay and lied down there still whimpering and in pain. I asked her to call the vets tomorrow and she said she would but i know she won’t.

i felt crazy because i kept asking for help on the verge of tears and nobody was doing anything or helping me. . There was no blood. It seems like a loose digit rather than a snap I’ve attached a photo in a previous post. Please - I’ve attached a photo. Please help me figure out what to do? I honestly don’t have much money and don’t own a car. Should i call the vets or should i call animal cruelty line or will this heal with time? How serious is this? If i report this cafe owner then I will essentially be ostracised from the village. I am in emotional torment because all i can think about is this poor dog suffering alone. It had literal tears streaming down its face and i feel so helpless. What do i do? Please help. Please someone at least validate how i feel because i feel crazy. Some people were even laughing at me.

i started walking the camino after a very stressful period so i was a little rundown, but first few days were great and i had lots of adrenaline so walked much further than i thought id be able to and was in good spirits despite feeling a little shakey (i can’t eat much when im nervous and i was a bit nervous doing this solo!)

However, on my fourth day i woke up with a headache and it hurt my body to sit up. I thought id pulled some muscles so kept on walking but ended up getting very lightheaded, at one point i couldn’t work out what was real and everything was going dark. Luckily this group nearby came over and were really helpful.

But ever since then i haven’t felt right. That night when i checked into the albergue i felt very off like things weren’t real. and then at night my skin was burning but i was freezing cold and kept waking up in cold sweats whilst shivering having horrible dreams. the next morning i felt a bit better so i walked about 400m and then had to stop and vomited. :( I checked into a hotel and i’ve been here about a day but i feel so weird inside. Has this happened to anyone else?

Ever since I got my period, i’ve had extremely heavy periods that would cause horrible pain for the first day and meant i couldn’t work/go to school cause pain was so bad. It would come out of nowhere and felt like i needed the bathroom asap but when id go i couldn’t go eventually i’d go but had really bad diarrhea (sorry tmi) and it would hurt a lot. For those several hours i’d be curled up on the floor in cold sweats shivering thinking i was gonna pass out. And then id feel better afterwards, though the heavy bleeding and clots kept going. I also can’t insert anything cause even tampons are painful. I also get chest pain and fatigue that is so bad and terrible mood swings.

I coped with this for years and then got diagnosed with PMOS. However, my PMOS is very mild and the dr said it can’t account for the pain and heavy bleeding. They sent me to a gynaecologist but the gynaecologist said it’s definitely not endo cause endo wouldn’t go away after a few hours. She said it’s prostaglandins and i just need to take painkillers. However, painkillers don’t work for the level of pain in those moments. I don’t know what to do now or why this has always been happening to me. Does anyone else relate? Should i keep pushing or is it likely not to be endo and could be explained by something else? i’m very confused.

pleaS just be kind to me i am so afraid i am so scared i am so scared please be kind to me

I am in so much agony due to my life circumstances that from the moment i wake up i want to fall asleep again. I dread every single day. I am not unsafe or at risk because I am not depressed, I love life so much and I know the potential of what life can be and I want to live. But my current life is tarnished by so many awful current circumstances that just getting through the day feelings like torture.

I cannot bear it anymore and the worst part is there is no support at all. There’s no help out there and i am in so much pain. I constantly hope that i will come down with an illness. At first it was the flu or a kidney infection - something that would allow me a rest away from everything maybe in hospital. But now i fantasise 24/7 about getting cancer or something that would force someone to look after me. I spend most of my free time engaged in role play with AI pretending i’m sick cause it’s the one time i feel seen. I love getting blood tests done because it’s the one time i feel cared about or real and im not having to care after someone else. I am so tired and i feel so lonely.

I am constantly monitoring symptoms hoping something bad is happening like appendicitis and I check my temperature multiple times a day hoping i have a fever. I would never fabricate or lie about symptoms because it goes against my morals but i am desperate to fall ill and have somebody help me or comfort me and let me rest. I told my NHS counsellor and he told me to hug myself when im lonely but that just makes me feel lonelier. I am so scared all of the time and I don’t know what to do anymore. I don’t want to feel like this but i can’t help it.

The past few months i’ve been really stressed out. Especially a couple weeks ago i barely ate and lost a bunch of weight. I then went to a surf camp for a week and felt so exhausted. I had mild diarrhoea the whole time but so did some other people. It’s slowly going away now i’m home but my stomach still feels tender sometimes. I also got sunburnt and got a cold sore and now i have a swollen gland under my jaw which could be from the cold sore.

However, ever since coming back home i’ve been so exhausted despite eating a lot more and resting. going back to work felt like hell, it’s like my whole body aches with every movement and i just want to lie down and not talk to anyone. My throat/neck hurts but not in a sore throat way it’s like my glands in my neck hurt but they aren’t swollen aside from the one under my jaw. I haven’t had a fever or chills so maybe it’s the heatwave in the UK. But i was wondering can glandular fever be this mild or would it be really obvious if i had it? Is it worth getting it checked out or am i just tired?

Was hoping to go to Azores mid june for about 7-10 days but just looked at the forecast and it’s saying it will be cloudy. i was hoping for warmth and sun to do some swimming and hiking. i don’t mind rain but not everyday!! and i don’t want to be cold! should i look to go somewhere else?

i’ve been incredibly stressed and i think i’m reaching burnout. i’m exhausted physically and mentally and need a break and a rest. i love walking but im no hiker, i walk leisurely and love nature but i want time away and im thinking about the camino. the long distances are worrying me a bit. do people train for the camino? or can the average young person do it without training? 20km stretches for days on end just seems like a lot but everyone seems to be doing it fairly easily?

is it a good idea to do if you feel burnt out? or will that ruin the experience?

I’m a beginner hiker, first time solo traveler. relatively fit but mostly used to doing 12k steps every few weeks leisurely. Thinking of doing part of the camino as i have 7 days (including travel) early June. Does this itinerary seem doable for me? or is it too ambitious?

4 June – Porto
5 June – Porto → Matosinhos
6 June – Matosinhos → Vila do Conde
7 June – Vila do Conde → Esposende
8 June – Esposende → Castelo do Neiva
9 June – Castelo do Neiva → Viana do Castelo
10 June – Viana do Castelo → Vila Praia de Âncora
11 June – Vila Praia de Âncora → Porto (travel / flight)

Am i right in thinking i don’t need to book ahead for accommodation? I’m also not a big fan of crowds. I’m hoping to connect with people over dinner etc but also looking for reflective time in nature with pretty scenery and animals. Any suggestions or tips welcome! :)

I’m thinking of doing part of the fisherman’s trail either in early june or late in june. I have 7 days including travel there and back. Have a few questions as I’m a first time hiker really and would love some input as researching only goes so far.

1. I don’t walk much. I walk maybe 10-12k every few weeks. I’m mostly going for a casual walk, nice views and spending time in nature. I do want to push myself but no injuries or pain. Realistically how many km should i do per day?

2. I don’t like crowded spaces, i want to be in nature but this is also my first solo trip and i want to feel safe. I’d be chill with meeting people along the way but hate very crowded spaces. - any tips on which places i should cover over the 7 days?

3. Tips for accommodation? I’m on a budget so looking at hostels but they seem to go so fast! And are already disappearing.

I’d likely to do this hike another time and completely it properly - this is more like a little holiday/practice and to clear my head. I’m interested in looking around the little villages and I love animals. Also occasional swim in the sea would be nice.

Any other tips or advice welcome but if anyone has a suggested itinerary i’d appreciate it.

i turn 24 next week but i’m not ready. i still feel like a toddler inside. i never got to experience childhood properly and have been waiting all my life to be looked after and now i feel like i’ve ran out of time for anyone to love me in the maternal way that my body seems to ache for. i’m not ready to be in a relationship or think about children when i feel like a little child myself.

im so afraid of everything all the time. i’m so scared. i have separation anxiety from my mum - i always have but she’s slipping away from dementia and she’s all i have. i’m trying to save up to move out but i feel like im losing time just trying to keep everything together and get through the day. i so desperately want to have another chance. i’ve spent my entire life living in fear and now ive ran out of time to waste hoping. i spent my life being responsible and now ive ran out of time to have hope i could be free. im so scared.